Katie Porter
American politician and lawyer
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| 2025 | Completed her term as U.S. representative from California. |
| 2024 | Launched and ultimately failed a campaign for the U.S. Senate, during which she called for decommissioning the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. |
| 2024 | Katie Porter announced her campaign for the United States Senate seat in California, seeking to replace retiring Senator Dianne Feinstein. |
| March 5 2024 | Porter failed to advance in the California Senate primary, finishing third behind Adam Schiff and Steve Garvey. She trailed by between 800,000 and 1.2 million votes and did not lead in any county, effectively ending her Senate campaign. |
| 2023 | Voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, standing with a group of 46 House Democrats. |
| 2023 | Katie Porter voted against H.R. 21, a bill that would have required President Joe Biden to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days. |
| 2023 | The Pew Research Center identified Porter as an Episcopalian. |
| 2023 | Porter is defeated in the U.S. Senate primary, failing to advance past the nonpartisan primary won by Adam Schiff and Steve Garvey. |
| 2023 | Porter announces her candidacy for the U.S. Senate, choosing not to seek reelection to the House of Representatives. |
| December 2023 | Porter publicly called for a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war, conditionally stating it should occur after Hamas is removed from operational control of Gaza, and criticizing Hamas for causing longstanding shortages of essential resources in the region. |
| April 2023 | Porter appeared on The View to defend herself against workplace misconduct allegations, drawing a comparison to discrimination faced by women of color. |
| April 11 2023 | Released her second book 'I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan' through Crown Publishing, offering insights into her political experiences. |
| January 2023 | Politico reported allegations of toxic workplace behavior by Katie Porter, including accusations of using racist language and ridiculing staff who reported sexual harassment. |
| January 10 2023 | Katie Porter announced her candidacy for the 2024 U.S. Senate election in California, launching her campaign before incumbent Dianne Feinstein had declared her own intentions. She raised over $1 million in donations within 24 hours, with an average donation of $38. |
| 2022 | After redistricting, Porter is reelected in the 47th congressional district. |
| 2022 | The Associated Press reported the median home price in Irvine as $1,300,000, highlighting the value of Porter's earlier property purchase. |
| June 7 2022 | Lost the California Senate primary election to Representative Alex Padilla, finishing third in the race and failing to advance to the general election. |
| November 5 2021 | Voted for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. |
| January 2021 | Removed from the Financial Services Committee after choosing to serve on the House Natural Resources and House Oversight committees. |
| 2020 | Served as one of three co-chairs for Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign during the 2020 election cycle. |
| December 2020 | Engaged in a heated House hearing with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin regarding COVID-19 relief funding. |
| November 3 2020 | Porter was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, winning her second term representing California's 45th congressional district. |
| August 24 2020 | Conducted a congressional hearing with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, revealing his lack of knowledge about postal rates and mail-in voting details. |
| March 2020 | During questioning of CDC head Robert R. Redfield, secured a commitment to make COVID-19 testing free for all Americans. |
| March 3 2020 | Katie Porter won the Democratic primary for California's 45th congressional district, positioning herself to compete in the general election. |
| 2019 | Porter is elected as a U.S. representative from California, flipping the 45th district as part of a Democratic wave in Orange County. |
| 2019 | Porter is elected as a U.S. Representative from California, flipping the 45th district as part of a Democratic wave. |
| October 2019 | The 'Help America Run Act' passed the House of Representatives, though it was not subsequently considered by the Senate. |
| June 2019 | Porter became one of the first Democrats in a swing district to support an impeachment inquiry following Robert Mueller's Special Counsel investigation. |
| May 2019 | Questioned Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Kathy Kraninger, asking her to solve basic math problems about payday loan annual percentage rates, which Kraninger declined to address. |
| May 2019 | Challenged Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson during a hearing, exposing his confusion between REOs (real estate owned properties) and Oreo cookies. |
| April 2019 | Conducted a pointed congressional hearing questioning JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. |
| March 2019 | Katie Porter introduced the 'Help America Run Act' (H.R.1623), a bill designed to allow political candidates to use campaign contributions for healthcare premiums, elder care, child care, and dependent care. |
| March 2019 | Porter questioned Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan during a congressional hearing, challenging his statements as 'corporate puffery'. |
| 2018 | Porter was elected as part of a historic Democratic wave in Orange County, helping Democrats gain control of all seven county congressional seats. |
| 2018 | Porter paused her teaching at UC Irvine after being elected to Congress, receiving continuous no-pay leave from the university. |
| 2018 | Porter was endorsed by End Citizens United, a political action committee focused on overturning the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision. |
| November 6 2018 | Katie Porter won the 2018 United States House of Representatives election in California's 45th congressional district, defeating incumbent Republican Mimi Walters and becoming the first Democrat to represent the district. |
| May 27 2016 | Published her first book 'Modern Consumer Law' through Aspen Publishing, demonstrating her expertise in consumer legal matters. |
| 2015 | Consulted for Ocwen Financial Corporation. |
| 2013 | Porter filed for divorce from Matthew Hoffman, which was reported to be contentious, with both parties seeking help for anger management. |
| March 2012 | Appointed by California Attorney General Kamala Harris as the state's independent monitor of banks in a nationwide $25 billion mortgage settlement, overseeing $9.5 billion in settlement reforms for Californians. |
| 2011 | Became a tenured professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. |
| 2011 | Porter purchased a four-bedroom residence in the University of California, Irvine faculty housing community for $523,000. |
| 2011 | Became a full professor at the University of Iowa College of Law. |
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